A Tale of Two Castles (A Tale of Two Castles #1)
Gail Carson Levine
3.75 · 20 ratings · Published: 10 May 2011
A handsome cat trainer, black-and-white cats, thieves on four legs and two, suspicious townsfolk, a greedy king, a giddy princess, a shape-shifting ogre, a brilliant dragon. Which is the villainous whited sepulcher?
Elodie journeys to the town of Two Castles to become a mansioner—an actress—but luck is against her. She is saved from starvation by the dragon Meenore, who sends her on a dangerous mission inside the ogre's castle. There, disguised as a kitchen maid at an ogre's feast, she finds herself cast in the role of a lifetime and pitted against a foe intent on murder.
Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine weaves an entrancing tale of a fearsome ogre, a dragon detective, and a remarkable heroine, who finds friendship where she least expects it, learns that there are many ways to mansion, and discovers that goodness and evil come in all shapes and sizes.
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- dragons 3
- mystery 3
- action / adventure 3
- children 3
- fairy tales 3
- magic 3
- high fantasy 2
- animals 2
- retellings 2
- friendship 2
- royalty 2
- medieval 2
- epic 2
- historical fiction 2
- cats 2
- female mc 2
- classics 1
- coming of age 1
- funny 1
- sword & sorcery 1
- law enforcement 1
- paranormal 1
- historical 1
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- middle grade 3
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- audiobook 2
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The 'A Tale of Two Castles' series
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